Moline and Rock Island were on the cover article of the Business Day section of last weekend's New York Times featuring the push against obesity, a national affliction, now growing worldwide.
 
The excellent article covers the work of area dietitians Dawn Blocklinger in the Moline Hy-Vee and Chrissy Watters in the Rock Island Hy-Vee showing clients how to shop for foood and teaching them what to eat.
The rest of our parody, with due appologies to Shakespere, and a copy of the article will be available for you to take home.
Open Discussion on the methods used, effective or otherwise, in attempts to stem the growing problem.
 
Independent Scholars' Evenings
7.00 p.m.
 
1530 Fifth Avenue.
Moline, Illinois. 61265
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
 
DRESS CODE: Business Casual.

Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.
Independent Scholars' Evenings are sponsored byThe Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501(c)3 organization at State and Federal levels since 1996. Please visit:  www.qcinstitute.org
Local Royal Neighbors of America chapters and the Semper Fidelis Club were to host the August 26 to shine a spotlight on domestic violence awareness and prevention. The festival was to feature live music, games, Zumba classes, product and food vendors, hip hop and belly dance instruction, martial arts demonstrations, clowns, a magician, free face painting, a bounce house, resource information and a silent auction to support area domestic violence shelters.

Paula Frazier-Millsap, Director of the Quad City Phoenix Festival will announce a new date and time later this week. According to Ms. Frazier-Millsap, "A little rain won't dampen our spirits or our resolve. Like the mythical Phoenix, we will rise from this minor setback and present an even grander festival."

Sponsored by Royal Neighbors of America, Semper Fidelis Club, Alcoa, Quad City Times, dci Print, Dispatch/Argus, River Drive Records and A.D. Huesing.

What: Quad City Phoenix Festival to raise awareness of domestic violence

When: To Be Announced

Where: To Be Announce

Cost: Free

Contact: Paula Frazier-Millsap, (563) 210-7145

For more information about Quad City Phoenix Festival, call (563) 210-7145, or visit www.qcphoenixfestival.com or http://www.facebook.com/events/379611102066034/.
Early Registration for Costumed Walk and Fun Run Ends September 1st

 

Moline - Come as your favorite character to the Make-A-Wish Illinois Walk & Run for Wishes on Saturday, September 15 at Green Valley Sports Complex in Moline and you can make wishes come true for local children with life-threatening medical conditions. Individuals and teams can participate and raise funds while enjoying the whimsical nature of the event. General Registration is $25 for adults, $15 for children ages 12 and under, and $95 per family. Following September 1st, an additional $5 will be added to each registration fee. Early registration also guarantees that participants will receive a custom event t-shirt.

Stepping off from Green Valley Sports Complex in Moline at 9:30 a.m, the event includes a 5K fun run and a leisurely 1 mile walk around the riverfront area. Refreshments, music and other entertainment will round out the celebration, with prizes awarded for top fundraisers as well as best youth and adult costumes. Additional details and registration are available online at www.walkrunwish.org. There is also an opportunity for "Virtual Walkers" who are participants who do not plan to attend the walk event, but want to fundraise to help make wishes come true. Virtual Walkers who raise over $100 for Make-A-Wish will receive a free Make-A-Wish t-shirt! Presented by Trinity Iowa Health System, all funds raised at Walk & Run for Wishes will benefit Make-A-Wish Illinois.

"We're excited to present this community event that is not only fun for people of all ages and abilities, but one that really makes a difference for the courageous kids we work with every day," said Janet Bantz Glavin, Community Relations Manager for Make-A-Wish Illinois.

This year, Make-A-Wish Illinois will grant wishes to more than 700 kids in Illinois who are living with life-threatening medical conditions such as cancer, renal disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Wishes can be a turning point in a child's battle against illness and help children feel stronger, more energetic and more willing and able to comply with treatment protocols. Additionally, wishes empower children to take control over an aspect of their lives while helping them feel less isolated and more self-confident.

About Make-A-Wish

Make-A-Wish Illinois grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich their lives with hope, strength and joy. Since being founded locally in 1985, the chapter has granted more than 10,000 wishes and continues its mission to share the power of a wish® with special children across the state.  For information, call 312.602.WISH (9474) or (309) 637-1659.

 

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Labor Day Weekend Fun Sat, Sep 1 - Sun, Sep 2

The Quad City Air Show is moving to new dates in 2012 to accommodate the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. All of the action flies on Labor Day Weekend on Sept. 1-2, from the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa. The Quad City Air Show was just named the Best Civilian Air Show! Other demonstration teams include the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Hopper Flight Jet Demonstration Team, Iron Eagle Aerobatic Team, Red Bull Air Force Team, and the Red Bull Flying Winged Parachutists.

Experience the thrill of watching go-karts roar through the streets of downtown Rock Island, Illinois, at speeds up to 80 mph on Sept. 1-2. The Rock Island Grand Prix is the largest and safest go-kart street race in the world and is the only race in the U.S. that is sanctioned for International drivers. This is a free event and racing goes from 11:00 am-6:00 pm each day.

East West Riverfest Fri, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 16

The new East West Riverfest is a new ten-day celebration of the arts, culture and heritage offerings that thrive in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River. From September 7 to 16, 2012, over 300 events will take place at over 60 various theaters, music venues, galleries, historic sites, parks, libraries, and attractions on both sides of the river in the Quad Cities.

The entire event guide can be viewed online at East West Riverfest, or a printed guide can be requested through the website to be sent by mail or by calling the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-747-7800.

Major event anchors for East West Riverfest on the first weekend (Sep. 7-9) include :

Major festivals the following weekend on Sep. 14-16 include :

Hot Air Balloons Round Out the Month Fri, Sep 28 - Sun, Sep 30

The Hot Air Balloon Festival is full of family fun and entertainment on Sept. 28-30 with kid's activities, food vendors, and many balloons to enjoy!  It takes place at Kennedy Square in East Moline, Illinois. The event begins Friday with a balloon launch at 5 pm, followed by a Night Glow when the tethered balloons light up in the night. Saturday includes flights and another Night Glow.

 

More Events

Ringling Bros. Circle - i wireless Center, Fri, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 3

Antique Motorcycle Swap Meet - Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Thu, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 1

Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival - Mercer County Fairgrounds, Thu, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 2

Milan Indian Summer Festival - Milan, Illinois, Fri, Aug 31 - Sun, Sep 2

Walnut Grove Pioneer Village Fall Festival - Walnut Grove Pioneer Village, Sun, Sep 2 - Mon, Sep 3

Labor Day Parade - Rock Island, Illinois, Mon, Sep 3

WWE Smackdown - i wireless Center, Tue, Sep 4

Chicago Tribute Band - Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Fri, Sep 7

BJ and Mabel Palmer Mansion Tours - BJ and Mabel Palmer Mansion, Fri, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 16

Warren County Prime Beef Festival - Monmouth, Illinois, Wed, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 8

Hairball 80s Tribute - Adler Theatre, Fri, Sep 7

Big Time Rush - i wireless Center, Tue, Sep 11

Taming of the Slough Adventure Race - Moline, Illinois, Sat, Sep 15

Buckskinners Rendezvous - Pine Creek Grist Mill, Sat, Sep 15

Tracy Lawrence - Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Fri, Sep 21

Quad Cities Marathon - Sun, Sep 23

Ballet Quad Cities' Dracula - Scottish Rite Cathedral, Fri, Sep 28 - Sat, Sep 29

Ghost Tales - Colonel Davenport House, Sat, Sep 29

Quad Cities Pumpkin Fest - Adventure Quest, Sat, Sep 29 - Sun, Sep 30

Matthew West - Adler Theatre, Sat, Sep 29

Jordbruksdagarna AG Days - Bishop Hill, Illinois, Sat, Sep 29 - Sun, Sep 30

NASA | Art Exhibit - Figge Art Museum

River Music Experience - Live music

Design Studio Exhibit - Family Museum

Grimm Fairy Tales Exhibit - German American Heritage Center

Niabi Zoo

The Dixie Swim Club - Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse

Dinosaurs Unearthed Exhibit - Putnam Museum

Bike Rentals in the Quad Cities

ComedySportz Quad Cities - The Establishment Theatre

Stock Car Races - Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds

Cordova Dragway Park

Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Show - Rock River

River Bandits Baseball (Farm Team of the St. Louis Cardinals) - Modern Woodmen Park

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We'd like to say THANK YOU to everyone who made River Roots Live a tremendous success over the weekend!  Thanks to all of our volunteers and sponsors in addition to everyone who came out and supported the festival. RRL isn't possible without each and every one of you!

 

We'd also like to take a moment to congratulate Bones BBQ, a Davenport based BBQ vendor, that won the people's choice award at the festival.  Bones BBQ is the first local BBQ vendor to ever win this award.  Stop into his place at 4707 Brady Street for a bite to eat and say congratulations!

 

The Nadas are one of Iowa's signature bands with over 125,000 albums sold and the group will hit the Redstone Room tonight!  Other RME shows this week include Friday Live at 5, As A Heart Attack, Franti Project, and The Devil Whale.   Jim The Mule and The Dawn's joint CD Release Show will rock RME on Friday night; get there early to catch openers Busted Chandeliers and Kerry Tucker Band.

 

The River Bandits are in action tonight and tomorrow before returning to Modern Woodmen Park on Wednesday.  Friday night is City of Davenport night at the ballgame in addition to Fireworks after the game and a Bandit Wedding.  Tonight marks another Thirst-Day Thursday and next Wednesday's game includes a Presidential bobble-head giveaway!

 

Join the Davenport Public Library through the end of the month as they display St. John's Bible.  A master calligrapher, Paul Herrera, will put on a free demonstration and lecture Monday evening.  Herrera has been lecturing and instructing in lettering and calligraphy for over thirty years throughout the United States and Canada.

 

The NASA Art Exhibition continues at the Figge and enjoy a film titled "When We Left the Earth" on Saturday.

 

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This Week's Events: August 23 - August 29


Thursday, August 23

$2,800 Bank It Blackjack Tournament

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Registration 5 p.m. Tournament 6 p.m.

Price: $20 entry fee

Website

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Art Talk! "Artists Talk about NASA Art"

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Brady Street Pub Lunch Specials & Happy Hour

Where: Brady Street Pub

Time: Lunch specials every weekday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Time: Happy Hour specials every weekday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Time: Sunday, drink specials all day

Prices: See website

Website

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website

 

Kilkenny's Live Music

Where: Kilkenny's Pub

Time: 9 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Live Lunch with Randy Leasman

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

River Bandits v. Kane County Cougars - Thirst-Day Thursday

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

River's Edge Monthly Turf & Ice Schedule

Discover dozens of sporting events at River's Edge!  Follow the links below to see the complete ice and turf schedule for the month.

Ice Schedule

Turf Schedule

Website

 

The Nadas

Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: $12 Advance; $17 Day of Show

Website

 

Thursdays at the Figge

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Trivia Challenge - Win Gift Certificates!

Where: Brady Street Pub

Time: 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Friday, August 24

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 6:00 p.m, 7:00 p.m, and 8:00 p.m.

Price: N/A

Website

 

Cellarman's Series: Firkin Friday!

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: N/A

Website

 

Friday Live at 5 Featuring Firesale and 45 on High Sponsored by Eye Surgeons Associates

Where: River Music Experience Courtyard

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Kilkenny's Live Music

Where: Kilkenny's Pub

Time: 9 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Lee Blackmon

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

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Live Lunch with Esme

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

River Bandits v. Kane County Cougars - Bandit Wedding, Fireworks, City of Davenport Night at the ballgame

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and Up

Website

 

The Dawn & Jim The Mule Joint CD Release Show

Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: $7 Advance; $10 Day of Show

Website

 

Saturday, August 25

$1 Deals

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: While hard beverages are served

Price: $1 drink specials

Website

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As A Heart Attack, I Cry Wolfe, I Am Your Disease, and Woglake

Where: River Music Experience, RME Hall

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $6

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery
Time: Noon, 1:00 p.m, 2:00 p.m, and 3:00 p.m.
Price: N/A
Community Drum Circle
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Price: $5 for Adults; $2.50 for Children 12 and Under

Website

 

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)
Where: River's Edge
Time: 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Price: $10

Exhibition: Exploring NASA

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: NASA | Art: 50 Years of Exploration

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Sculpting with Fiber

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Suds: History of Brewing

Where: German American Heritage Center

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($5), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: University of Iowa Space Pioneers: 54 Years of Exploration

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Waxing Poetic: Exploring Expression in Art

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Family Gallery: Blast Off!

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Film Series: When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Franti Project: The Music of Michael Franti & Spearhead Tribute Band

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: 9:30 p.m.

Price: $4

Website

 

Freight House Farmers Market

Where: Freight House Farmer's Market

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Just Your Style - It's a Beautiful Ride Car Giveaway

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Kilkenny's Live Music

Where: Kilkenny's Pub

Time: 9 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Museum Tour: NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Rock the Pit

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: FREE
Website

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Stuart Matthews

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Sunday, August 26

 

$1 Deals

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: While hard beverages are served

Price: $1 drink specials

Website

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$3,000 Sunday Shake Up Slot Tournament

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website

 

Film Series: When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

Website

Follow on Facebook and Twitter

 

Museum Tour: NASA | ART Exhibition

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro

Where: Blackhawk Hotel

Time: 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Price: Adults - $17.95 and Kids - $8.95

Website

 

Monday, August 27

 

Calligraphy and the Saint John's Bible

Where: Davenport Public Library - Main Branch

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Happy Hour

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Price: $1 Drink Specials

Website

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Nifty 50's

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

Follow on Facebook and Twitter

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

St. John's Bible Exhibit

Where: Davenport Public Library - Main Branch

Time: All Day

Price: FREE

Website

 

Tuesday, August 28

 

Acoustic Music Club

Where: River Music Experience, RME Cafe

Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Competitor Coupon Craze

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website

 

Freight House Farmers Market
Where: Freight House Building and Parking Lot
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: FREE

Website

 

Happy Hour

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Price: $1 Drink Specials

Website<

Humility of Mary Housing, Inc. is celebrating 22 years of service to the Quad Cities with a New Orleans style Jazz Brunch at Crow Valley Golf Club on Sunday, September 23, 2012, from 11am to 2pm. Sarah Marie Young, a Chicago vocalist, will once again be the featured entertainer and she will be accompanied by a pianist and a string bass player. Sarah Marie was awarded first place in the international Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in Switzerland last year.

This year we are adding an auction featuring an opportunity for you and your friends to have lunch with either Sam Allen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deere and Company, or Joan Lescinski, CSJ, PhD., President of St. Ambose University.

Humility of Mary Housing, Inc. (HMHI) has provided supportive housing for 711 single parents and their 1391 children during these past 22 years. These families were homeless at the time they entered the program. HMHI provides single parents with the tools and support to complete degrees, find jobs, and move into their own homes. Children learn there is a different way to live; some have become the first in their family to complete high school and go on to college. Over 400 applications from single parent families, including nearly 600 children, are received each year and yet HMHI has space and staff to provide services to only 47 of these families at any one time.

Please join us in our celebration and support this valuable community asset.

For more information, please contact our office at 563-326-1330.

August 23rd. 2012
7.00 p.m.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.

HYGGE : Vital for our human existence . To understand the Meaning and Phenomenon of HYGGE is to  directly know and understand the Lightness of Being.

 

HYGGE, a word from Denmark, has a cross cultural value.

Presented by
Michael Grady.
Export Consultant for American Midwestern foods.
And
An Independent Scholar

Michael Grady has spent some time in Denmark, and is a recent grandfather to Ingrid, 8 months old living in Copenhagen with his son Christian Norgaard Larsen and Stine.  Michael Grady has been an Independent Scholar at the Institute since 2004. He lives in Davenport with his wife Lina Grady, and three teenage girls. He is an export consultant for American food products. His wife, Lina is an expert and a consultant in Traditional Feng Shui.

1530 Fifth Avenue.  Moline. Illinois
309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.

Independent Scholars' Evenings are sponsored by The Institute for Cultural and
Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501©3 at State and Federal levels since 1996. Please visit:  www.qcinstitute.org

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd.

Ballet Quad Cities' 2nd Annual

Bowling to Banish Bullying

Team Registration Now Open


Sign your Team up today!

 

You don't want to miss this fun evening

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012

5:45 - 10:30 pm

(teams will be scheduled in 3 shifts)

 

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BLACKHAWK BOWL & MARTINI LOUNGE

HOTEL BLACKHAWK

200 E. 3rd Street

DAVENPORT, IA

 

http://blackhawkbowl.com/

 

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BALLET QUAD CITIES is hosting the 2nd annual

"Bowling to Banish Bullying" to raise funds for our

ongoing bullying prevention outreach programs in area elementary schools and we are looking for TEAMS!

 

Bowl for ONE hour to pay for ONE child to have an interactive school visit and see a live performance of

The Ugly Duckling. All of our professional dancers are trained in the nationally recognized

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.

 

Last year we reached 8,500 Quad City kids with our outstanding message!

 

 

Teams of six bowling to banish bullying!

$40 per person / $240 per team

$10 for spectators at the door

 

Heavy appetizers, one drink ticket per person, one hour of bowling and shoes are included in your registration fee ~ Cash bar


 

Questions?

 

Call (309) 786-3779

 

E-mail dkosterballetqc@sbcglobal.net

IA/IL QUAD-CITIES- This would have been the eighth year for the Diamonds & Divas event benefitting Gilda's Club but this year the event committee is rolling the dice with a new event - Gilda's Club Casino Night.

"The secret of having a longstanding, successful event is knowing when you need to change it up a little," said Rosemary Ocar, Davenport, Chair of the Casino Night Committee. "We are excited to have an event where men can attend and much like our former Divas event we're still glamorous and glitzy incorporating the fun and feel of Vegas; all for a good cause."

Gilda's Club Quad Cities provides programs free of charge to men, women, and children affected by cancer. Gilda's Club does not receive federal or state funding. It is funded through the caring people of the community.

The new Casino Night event will be held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday, September 28 th, 2012, at Jumer's Casino and Hotel, 777 Jumer Drive, Rock Island, IL, 61201. The cost is $55 per person, $100 per couple.

Blackjack, poker, live and silent auction, Vegas style entertainment, showgirls and much more will make this evening one you won't forget.

"I think our loyal Diva audience will have a great time at our new event and we're only increasing awareness and funds by inviting the men of the Quad Cities to join us," said Michele Stoos, Corporate Communications and Brand Manager of The Sedona Group and one of the event's organizers.

To register for the event, contact Paige Nagle of Gilda's Club Quad Cities at (563) 326-7504 or by email, Paige@gildasclubqc.org.

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We have an epidemic in this country and it's name is Alzheimer's disease.  More people will die from this disease this year than breast and prostate cancer combined.  It is the 6th leading cause of death and the only one in the top 10 causes with no way to prevent, cure or slow the progression.  More money is allocated to fighting obesity than Alzheimer's.  We need all of you...  We need to raise awareness, raise funds and promote research...  We need to raise our voices to make noise so people take notice.

The WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S is the largest national support group for people to do that.  It is our largest fundraiser and way to reach the masses.  We are contacting you because it is going to take all of us to make that happen.  I have attached the facts so I won't go into the numbers here, but they are jaw dropping.  Our country is not prepared for this tsunami headed our way, the numbers of persons with the disease, the number of caregivers needed and the costs of providing that care.  Let alone, providing support and healthcare for the caregivers.  The ripple effect of this disease is widespread as families struggle to care for their loved ones, often at home.
My name is Joni Johnson, Community Relations Coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association in the Iowa counties of Clinton, Muscatine and Scott; Illinois counties of Henry, Mercer and Rock Island.  I am writing to you today for your help.
Please email with any questions:  jjohnson2@alz.org

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